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<p>[QUOTE="ValpoBeginner, post: 2649038, member: 77066"]Let's see if I'm correct, verdigris is oxidized copper and carbon . So the formula would look something like Cu2CO2, sorry don't know how to do subscript without Microsoft Word . </p><p><br /></p><p>You somehow want to just remove the verdigris without harming the coin. So you want to break the bond between the Cu and the O2, so both dissolve. I don't think you need much more than a few household chemicals. Some Sodium Hydroxide? Perhaps Eletro chemistry is involved. IDK....! </p><p><br /></p><p>Im done trying to remember all that stuff from 20 years ago. Ok I'm ready for the big reveal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValpoBeginner, post: 2649038, member: 77066"]Let's see if I'm correct, verdigris is oxidized copper and carbon . So the formula would look something like Cu2CO2, sorry don't know how to do subscript without Microsoft Word . You somehow want to just remove the verdigris without harming the coin. So you want to break the bond between the Cu and the O2, so both dissolve. I don't think you need much more than a few household chemicals. Some Sodium Hydroxide? Perhaps Eletro chemistry is involved. IDK....! Im done trying to remember all that stuff from 20 years ago. Ok I'm ready for the big reveal.[/QUOTE]
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